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UK-India Trade Deal: Double Contributions Convention explainer

Information on the Double Contributions Convention that the UK and India have agreed to negotiate.agreed.

From:
Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury
Published
23 July 2025
Last updated
17 June 2026 — See all updates

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UK-India Double Contributions Convention (DCC) explainer

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A Double Contributions Convention (DCC) is an agreement that ensures employees moving between the UK and India only pay social security contributions in one country at a time. This document explains what the UK and India have committed to in relation to a DCC, as set out in the side letter to the Trade Agreement.

This explainer covers:

  • what a Double Contribution Convention is
  • how it works
  • what has been agreed to on the UK-India Double Contributions Convention
  • the potential impacts of a UK-India Double Contributions Convention

Updates to this page

Published 23 July 2025
Last updated 17 June 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Reciprocal agreement where UK and Indian detached workers will pay solely into their home social security scheme when they are temporarily working abroad for an agreed maximum period has been extended from 36 to 60 months.

  2. First published.

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